Improvement in egg-beaters



UNITED STATES PATENT .GF'FICEQ ,iA-MRS F. MONROE AND RDwIN P. MONROE, 4or FITOHBURG, MASS.

IMPROVEMENT IN EGG-BEATERS.

Specification formin part of 4 Letters Patent No. 154,411, dated August 25, 18747; application led i February 10, 1873.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES F. MONROE and EDWIN P. MONROE, of Fitchburg, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented lcertain Improvements in Egg-Beaters, of v which'r the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, makingl part of this specification, in which--` 1859, the upper ends of the wires were cast into type-metal hubs, that of the outer beater being provided with a pin, which entered a hole bored in the pinion placed above it, and from which it derived fits motion. This construction was somewhat complicated, and necessarily expensive. Where'l4 the beaters were composed of iattenedv wire, their tops have been directly riveted to the pinion or to projections thereon, which was also objectionable for the above-stated reasons.

lo simplify the construction, and thereby reduce the cost of manufacture, is the object of our invention, which consists in a pinion provided with a projection, and revolving on a stationary rod, around which the upper ends of the inner beater also revolve, the projec- .tion' on the pinion bearing against the ends of the beater, and thus communicating its motion thereto, whereby the necessity of rigidly connecting the ends of the beater with the pinion lby rivets or otherwise, as heretofore, and the expense incident thereto, are avoided. Our invention also consists in a simple and inexpensive method of connecting the upper ends of the outer beater with the frame or handle.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use our invention, we will proceed to describe the manner in which we have carried it'out.

In the said drawings, Ais a light metal frame, the top of which terminates in a loop,

a, which serves as a handle. B is a bevel 't wheel, which provided with a crank', b, and

revolves on a short stud or pin, 5, riveted to the frame A. This wheel B drives a pinion, c, which iits loosely upon and re'volvesaround the upper end of a stationary central rod, C, secured rigidly to the frame by driving it tightly into a hole at its lower end. D is the outer stationary beater, formed of flattened wire, the upper ends of which are bent and lapped over each other, and are provided with openings to allow of their being slipped over the stationary rod C close up to `the bottom of the frame. One of the ends d is provided with a hole, and is of suiicient length to admit of its being bent up and caught over a projection, h, cast upon the side of the frame. This method of fastening is exceedingly simple and inexpensive, and serves to hold the outer beater securely in place, and prevent it from turning upon the rod and coming in contact with the teeth ofthe wheel. E is the inner beater, also of attened wire, which revolves on the stationary rod C within the stationary beater D. The upper ends of the inner beater, E, are bent and lapped over each other, and are slipped over the rod C to their place against the under side of the pinion c, on'which is cast a projection, c', which bears against the bent ends of the inner beater, E, and imparts the motion of the pinion thereto. We'thus avoid the necessity of riveting or otherwise rigidly securing the ends of the beater to the pinion, and consequently reduceflthe cost of manufacture'. The lower portion of each beater is nearly of circular form.- asshown; but it may be of other suitable fopm, if preferred, and a washer, k, around the rod C, is interposed between the two beaters to keep them separated from each other. The bottom of the stationary rod C projects through the under side of the outer beater, and is riveted thereto, the machine being thereby supported immovably in position upon the bottom of the dish or receptacle containing the eggs to be beaten when the inner beater is iu motion, whereas,were a beater employed having a revolving rod, the machine, when in operation,

would move irregularly from one side of the receptacle to the other if the rod were to rest on the bottom thereof, and, were such a beater held by the hand of the operator up from contactv with the Vbottom of the receptacle, yit

4would be found inconvenient and tiresome.

In operating our improved egg-beater, the frame A is held in an upright position by grasping the handle a, and the wheel B is turned by means ,of the Acrank b, ywhich revolves the pinion c and inner beater, E, whichY Y agitates the eggs, and throws them forcibly against the stationary outer beater, D, the effect of which is to rapidly break the globules, and cause the eggs to be perfectly and thoroughly beaten, as desired.` Y Y It will be seen from the foregoing that an egg-beater constructed in accordance with our invention is extremely simple, and consequently inexpensive, besides which it is strong l and durable, and We believe it can be operated with greater ease than other egg-beaters now .in use. l l What We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

. 1. The pinion c, provided with a projection,

. i, and tting loosely upon andv revolving around a stationary r0d,jC, in combination l with a beater revolved around the rod by the ary, A. D. 1873.

JAMES F. MONROE.

l EDWIN P.. MONROE.

In presence vof H. A. WILLIS, .f WILLIAM F. HARRIS. y 

